XLN Audio Addictive Drums 2: Hip Hop and Gospel Collection

Take your music to new heights.

Drums make or break a song. Realize your music’s full potential with instantly fantastic-sounding drums, and unlimited options to customize every detail of your mix and drum performance.

Recorded in legendary studios.

Addictive Drums 2 gives you amazing-sounding drums, meticulously recorded in legendary studios, played by outstanding session drummers.

The vast dynamics of multi-sampled drums paired with built-in studio-grade mixing tools, grants you unlimited creative control to tailor every detail of your drums and rhythms.

Lightning fast.

For all workflows.

Addictive Drums 2 quickly provides the sounds and features you need when creativity strikes, in any workflow.

Works with all major DAWs

Addictive Drums 2 works with all major DAWs including Ableton Live, Cubase, Logic, ProTools, FL Studio, Studio One, and many more.

E-drums plug & play

Connect any e-drum kit for a natural, responsive drumming experience. Plug & play with zero setup hassle.

MIDI controller compatible

Use Addictive Drums 2 with any MIDI controller to capture dynamic and organic performances.

Get to know Addictive Drums 2.

Addictive Drums 2 is designed to keep you in your creative zone. The clean user interface and streamlined workflow make it easy to use, even for first-time users.

Great sounding drums in seconds.

Get great drums for your music - fast. Just hit play to browse mix-ready presets paired with beats played by real drummers, synced in real-time to the song you’re working on.

Production ready presets

Jumpstart your creativity with mix-ready presets for productions of any type. Use them as is, or fine-tune every detail to meet your needs with built-in state-of-the-art effects and sound-shaping tools.

Quick adjustments

Tweak the sound to your liking without having to dive into complex settings. Quickly tweak the drum mix with easily accessible main-view controls for the most important sound-shaping parameters.

Fast loading speeds

Swap kits and presets in an instant without interrupting your creative flow. Addictive Drums 2 is widely praised for its lightning-fast loading speeds.

Create your dream kit with ease

Get a clear view of all the pieces in your selected kit, with individual settings for each slot to quickly dial in the perfect mix.

Create your unique kit

Mix and match drums, cymbals, and percussion instruments from your collection to create your unique dream kit. Swap kit pieces in real time during playback to hear your drums in context and quickly find the perfect fit for the track you’re working on.

Sound layering

Use the fully customizable FLEXI slots to link and layer kit pieces together, with dynamics and timing in perfect sync. Get creative and have fun stacking sounds to create rich, dynamic combos with infinite possibilities. Combine sonics from different kit pieces to create otherworldly kicks and snares. Why settle for one type of drum when you can Frankenstein the perfect one?

Tweak to perfection

Whether you need your drums to sound open and natural, produced and radio-ready, or mangled and heavily distorted, Addictive Drums 2 has studio-grade tools to get the job done.

Kit piece shaping

Refine your kit and individual drum sounds with detailed controls for each kit piece and channel. The Addictive Drums engine comes with great-sounding effects, powerful sound-sculpting tools, and precise, easy-to-work-with EQ.

FX modules

Add depth and character with versatile effects like compression, distortion, tape, noise, reverb, or the new Trig Gate effect. Tweak them – for each kit piece – to get your desired sound.

Reverb & Delay

Add space, atmosphere, and ambiance with Addictive Drums’ studio-grade reverbs and delays. Get creative with the seamless Delerb blend mode, combining delay and reverb for a unique sound.

Sends

Take advantage of Addictive Drums’ advanced, but easy-to-use routing capabilities. Send each channel through its own unique mix of effects. Dial in the blend to add space, depth, and character to your mix.

Discover the perfect beat for your song

Beat Browser

Explore thousands of head nod-inducing grooves performed by amazing drummers. Quickly preview beats and variations in real time to find the perfect match for your track. Drag & drop into your DAW or workflow of choice to build your entire arrangement in no time.

Beat Transformer

Modify and reimagine your beats with the powerful Beat Transformer. Change the performance entirely with the twist of a knob without having to touch the MIDI. Swing accents, or add some serious groove and the perfect amount of human feel, with just the right amount of sloppy timing and randomness to the performance.

Kit Piece Velocity & Reassign

Quickly mute, solo, or alter the velocities of individual parts of the drummer’s performance. Reassign stroke types to quickly create dynamic variations of your selected beat, without having to ever touch a MIDI note.

What's new?

The version 2.5 update offers a brand new look, plenty of workflow improvements and several new features.

Trig Gate effect

The new Trig Gate lets you mangle your drum sound and still get perfect gate action on every drum hit.

Compressor “Boost” mode

Make your drums hit harder! "Boost" mode adds thump and attack, fueled by multiband compression.

Even better EQ

Now with clear real-time visual feedback across all frequencies for easier adjustment of all settings.